UK Pensions Awards 2020 - The Winners

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Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2020...

The awards were presented by TV comedian Justin Moorhouse at a virtual ceremony held online this afternoon (7 October). View the ceremony below or click here.

The awards were judged by a panel of more than 50 distinguished industry professionals. The shortlists for this year's awards can be found here.

The winners are:

Pensions Personality of the Year

Winner: Ruston Smith

 

Advisory Categories:

Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year

Winner: LCP

 

DC Consultancy of the Year

Winner: Hymans Robertson

 

Investment Consultancy of the Year

Winner: LCP

Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham

 

Pensions Lawyers of the Year

Winner: CMS

 

Pensions Litigation Firm of the Year

Winner: Linklaters

 

Risk Reduction Adviser of the Year

Winner: Aon

 

Fiduciary Evaluator of the Year

Winner: EY

Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham

 

DC Categories:

DC Pension Provider of the Year

Winner: PensionBee

 

DC Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

 

DC Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year

Winner: Columbia Threadneedle Investments

 

DC Master Trust of the Year

Winner: Nest

Highly Commended: LifeSight (Willis Towers Watson)

 

DC Innovation of the Year

Winner: Redington

 

DC Investment Innovation of the Year

Winner: SEI

 

Investment Categories:

Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Highly Commended: Newton Investment Management

 

Fiduciary Manager of the Year

Winner: River and Mercantile

 

Institutional Investment Platform Provider of the Year

Winner: Mobius Life

 

Equity Manager of the Year

Winner: Vontobel Asset Management

 

Fixed Income Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

 

Factor Investing Manager of the Year

Winner: Axa Investment Managers

 

DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year

Winner: Vontobel Asset Management

 

Emerging Markets Manager of the Year

Winner: BlackRock

 

Real Estate Manager of the Year

Winner: CBRE Global Investors

Highly Commended: Kames Capital / Aegon Asset Management

 

Alternative Investment Manager

Winner: Gresham House

 

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

Highly Commended: Aberdeen Standard Investments

 

Liability-Driven Investment (LDI) Manager of the Year

Winner: Insight Investment

 

Cashflow-driven Investment (CDI) Manager of the Year

Winner: Legal & General Investment Management

 

Risk Reduction Provider of the Year

Winner: Pension Insurance Corporation

 

DB Investment Innovation of the Year

Winner: Allianz Global Investors

 

Fixed Income Innovation of the Year

Winner: Federated Hermes

 

Other Categories:

Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award

Winner: Travers Smith

Highly Commended: LCP

 

Independent Trustee of the Year

Winner: PTL

 

Third-Party Administrator of the Year

Winner: XPS Pensions Group

Highly Commended: Barnett Waddingham

Highly Commended: Premier Pensions

 

Technology Innovation of the Year

Winner: Knowa

 

DB Master Trust/Consolidator of the Year

Winner: TPT Retirement Solutions

 

Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year

Winner: AHC, a Gallagher Company

 

Educational and Thought Leadership Initiative of the Year

Winner: Scottish Widows

Highly Commended: Nest Insight

 

Sponsor Covenant Provider of the Year

Winner: EY

 

Retirement Innovation of the Year

Winner: Lemonade Reward

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